St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-09
SICKNESS AND WANT
A Family in Which Typhoid
Fever Has Made Its Appear
ance With Sad Effects.
The Mother and Daughter All
Stricken With the Terri Is
BILE Disease.
j
An Appeal From the Wife Of
Tim Graham, Who Was rs
Fatally Shot. "a
A Woman Drunk On the
Streets, Carrying a Babe
in SWaddling Clothes. ie

against in the shape of typhoid fever,
and just now it is the unwelcome guest
of many poverty-stricken homes. 1t is
a disease that demands prompt and
careful attention. but the destitute can
not enjoy that careful treatment as the
city physician is overwhelmed with
work. Though it is claimed that this
disease is not contagious, the GLOBE
man has found that instances of but a
single case in household, are very rare,
indeed. Almost invaribly two or more
are taken when the disease enters the
house This may be explained by the
fact that those constantly breathing the
same atmOs phere of the sick, suffering
from cold and insufficient food, are
rendered susceptible to any sickness
containing much fever. Foul air is one
of the best agents to produce it.
Away out on Blair street, i'll two
story frame, lives an old German
woman, her grown up daughter and son.
The father died i'll the old country over
a year ago, and the family came to
saved up. but this money soon disap-
peared in the physicians direction. This
entire family has but one miSerably
small room to live in, where, of course,
all the cooking and other household
necessities are accomplished. There
are two beds. In one lives the mother,
who has been there for seven weeks.
with a severe
ATTACK OF TYPHOID FEVER.
The poor wOman'S face looks CHASTITY
and it is plain she suffers much. Her
eyes and cheeks are sunken, and her
bed one mass of confusion and discom-
fort. Not vestige of carpet is seen,
and the walls are also bare with
the exception of three pictures of
Christ, Virgin Mary and the CrucifiXion
above the poor woman'S bed. No cur
tainS appear on the windows, and the
head of the bed rests near them, where
the cold has every access. She tossed
about restlessly and seemed in agony.
A few feet from her, in another hard,
uncomfortable bed, lies the grOwn-up
daughter also Frustrated with the dis
ease. FOrgetfui of her own suffering,
her eyes constantly wandered to her
poor mother, whose appearance was eX-
tIemely pathetic and heartrending.
Occasionally, when SpaSm of pain
crossed the mothers face, the girl would
bow her head upon her hands and cry
softly to herself, until even the reporter
was forced to turn his head. The son
cannot work, as he is forced to attend
the sick, and, though apparently pos
SesSed of an honest, atfectiOnate heart,
he is not proper nurse. His bed is on
a blanket on the floor. Through the
hall run rOmping, noisy children, who
occasionally rush into the sick chamber
and stare in mute surprise at the quiet
reigning there. Little is done to pre-
vent noise or annoyance, and, in fact, it
Dla n III fn N N a a
combines to make them suffer more.
They were found here by kind Ger
man woman living a few blocks away.
Can any one tell why pretty woman
in distress will excite ones sympathy
sooner Ithan hOmely woman i'll the
same fix? This is one of the facts that
has come to the GLOBE mans notice i'll
his Investigations, though it does not
refer to the society, as they treat all
cases alike. Into the room yesterday
came neatly dressed and handsome
young girl. Her great embarrassment
told how she disliked the task of appeal
ing for aid, and yet it was necessity.
She and her husband had been living
happily until sickness exhausted their
funds and reduced them to want
Though it was o'clock in the after
noon, she had not had
BITE TO EAT
since the evening before, and Mr.. Hall
promptly gave her all order for proviS-
ions. Her husband was out seeking
work, having just arisen from sick
bed. The wife herself was hunting
work rather than donations, but gladly
accepted the provisions as BOOM.
Hunger will invariably cause any one
with the proudeSt of spirits to Succumb
in some manner. They had known bet
ter days, as her dress and intelligence
showed, and an air of refinement about
her was further proof.
Still fresh in the minds of the public,
are the particulars of tragedy that oc-
Cured but few months ago, IN which
Tim Gresham, colOred man, was shot
and killed in the Jail basement by Sher-
if Richter, who supposed him an eS-
Gaping prisoner. His widow subsisted
some time through the kindness of
friends and her own efforts, until per-
feet string of unfortunate events forced
her to appeal to the relief society. Her
case is being investigated.
What scene is more revolving than a
woman deeply under the influence of
liquor? Many people pitied an old
woman who staggered along Jackson
street yesterday, hopeleSsly drunk, but
still more did they pity the wee babe
in her arms. so young that it still had
OH long clothes. 1t whined and cried
piteOuSly as its keeper stumbled along
the streets, asSailing each paSser by
with a string of profanity. As one gen
tleman remarked, mo wonder our re-
form schools and homes for little wall
derers are so crowded" An attempt
will be made to remove
THE LITTLE ONE
from the terrible influences surround
ing it, and find it good, comfortable
home. This is but one instance of the
many daily seen on the streets.
Mr.. Halls day-bOok shows that the
number of applications is daily increas
ing. and strange to say, the male appli-
cants are growing in numbers. The 4
society is doing great deal In securing
work for these men, many of whom
have never been in st. Paul until re-
Gently.
The case of Mrs. Foss, who was una /
BILE to secure possession of her hus-
bands property, who died suddenly,
has beed satisfactorily adjusted. The /
probate judge is arranging the matter
and day or two will see her out of the
reach of want.